overdose

SFPD Drug Seizures “Significantly” Linked to Fatal Overdose, Data Show

New federally funded research examining drug policing and overdose data out of San Francisco suggests that law enforcement-related drug seizures…

March 20, 2025

OPC and “Paraphernalia” Decrim Bills Miss Key Deadline in Maryland

Harm reduction advocates in Maryland have fought for years to get lawmakers to pass legislation to prevent overdose deaths. After…

March 18, 2025

GOP Plans to Slash Medicaid Would Worsen Overdose Crisis

Republicans, in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, aim to cut trillions of dollars in federal…

March 13, 2025

Federal Drug Trafficking Data Show Who Gets Prosecuted for Overdose

Data from the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) show that under 7 percent of people convicted in recent federal overdose…

March 10, 2025

Baltimore’s First Overdose Response Chief Endorses OPC and Safe Supply

With a historic drop in overdose deaths and hundreds of millions of opioid settlement dollars heading to the city’s coffers,…

March 6, 2025

Inside Rhode Island’s Pioneering Overdose Prevention Center

In January, the United States’ first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) began operations in Providence, Rhode Island. Run by harm…

March 4, 2025

Telehealth Bupe Is Expanding. To Take It Further, Fund Community Clinics.

In January, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a permanent rule change to expand buprenorphine access for people diagnosed with opioid…

February 27, 2025

BC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads Fear

British Columbia’s provincial government has ended its take-home safe supply program for new participants, with an intention to transition existing…

February 21, 2025

Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment

British Columbia recently unveiled 26 publicly funded "substance-use treatment beds" in four communities across the province. Six of the beds…

February 3, 2025

Maryland Lawmakers Renew Push for Overdose Prevention Centers

Urged on by the mayor at the epicenter of the nation’s overdose crisis, a Maryland lawmaker has launched a renewed…

January 21, 2025